The sophomore becomes the first Keene State athlete to earn All-American in the javelin.

"It's a real exciting feeling," said Guilmette. "Coming in as the 11th seed, I never expected to move all the way up to fifth. But I had nothing to lose and just gave it my all."

Gary Zack, a junior from Moravian, won the event with a mark of 221-0.

There was a little suspense leading up to Guilmette's All-American throw. The sophomore fouled on his first two preliminary attempts before unleashing a throw that would get him on the podium.

"I was too excited during my first two throws," he said. "Fortunately, I was able to calm down and get off a good throw."

"It was make it or break it time and Glenn was able to pop a big one at the right time, "said Keene State throwing coach John Napolitano. "It was really clutch."

Senior Bryan Kolacz of Brentwood, N.H. — like Guilmette an Exeter High School product — also received All-American recognition with his second-place performance in the hammer on Thursday.

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — The University of Maine baseball team won three straight game to win the America East tournament on Friday afternoon, earning a berth in the NCAA tournament for the first time since the 2006.

Maine defeated Albany, 10-1, on Friday afternoon in the championship game and is now 32-22 on the season. The Black Bears have won 17 of their last 18 games.

Sophomore Mike Fransoso of Portsmouth, N.H., Alex Calbick, Keith Bilodeau and MVP Taylor Lewis were all named to the America East All-Tournament team.

Fransoso is batting .317, third-best on the team, with five home runs and 32 RBIs. He has also stolen 17 bases in 19 attempts.

Maine will find out its next opponent when the NCAA tournament selection show airs Monday at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN.

WEMBLEY, England (AP) — The debate is over now. Barcelona is on the list of soccer's all-time greatest teams.

Led by another dominant performance from Lionel Messi, the Catalan club beat Manchester United 3-1 on Saturday to earn its third Champions League title in six seasons and No. 4 overall.

"I feel privileged," Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said. "The way we have won is what I am most proud of. We want to play football.

"Lionel is the best player I have seen and probably the best I will ever see."

Messi put Barcelona ahead to stay with his 53rd goal and helped create another score to give the Spanish league champion some breathing room.

Barcelona dominated play at Wembley Stadium with its trademark one-touch passing, but it needed the Argentine striker to conjure a 54th-minute solo strike from the edge of the penalty area to take the lead for the second time.

There seemed to be no space as Messi was tracked by fullback Patrice Evra. But the two-time world player of the year spotted a gap between the central defenders and hit a shot down the middle, beating goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.

Messi added a fake and run that led to David Villa taking possession on the edge of the area. From there, the Spain striker curled a shot into the top corner of the net.

"They do mesmerize you with their passing and we never really did control Messi," United manager Alex Ferguson said. "But many people have said that.

"In my time as manager, it's the best team I've faced."

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Ryan Palmer fought through a breezy day for a 3-over 73 on Saturday at the Byron Nelson Championship. That was good enough to top the leaderboard at 5-under par after three rounds.

Even with two bogeys the last three holes, Palmer finished a stroke ahead of playing partner Sergio Garcia after the two started the day tied for the lead.

Garcia shot a 74 while also making bogeys at the 16th and 18th holes, where he missed makable putts.

"It was the kind of day if you let yourself go, it could go very wrong," said Garcia, the 2004 Nelson champion who hasn't won since 2008. "We grinded it out the best we could."

The last three holes at TPC Four Seasons played into the wind, sustained all day at 25 mph with gusts near 40.

Gary Woodland and Matt Kuchar shot 68s and were tied with Joe Ogilvie (72) for fifth at 2 under.

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